>> this time next year, dow 12,000, a little more optimistic than anyone. >> i love it, you guys look beautiful in your glasses. that's it for the cost of freedom block, have a great weekend and a prosperous new year as well. >> president obama is demanding a full investigation into how u.s. intelligence failed to stop failed bomb attack on a detroit bound jetliner, could the u.s. learn something from israel when it comes to airport security? meanwhile, is security more important than your right to privacy. one top former homeland security officially says it could have have been prevented if advocates hadn't fought back against a screening technique. could nebraska are the answer to your unemployment woes? we're going on the job hunt. i'm shannon bream, live from the nation's capital, starts right now. today, president obama is drawing a clear connection between an al-qaeda affiliate

and that christmas day plot to bomb an american jetliner. molly henneberg has been following the stories and she is joins us now with the latest from washington. >> hi, shannon, the connection to the al-qaeda presence in yemen. president obama says the u.s. is at war against a far reaching network of violence and hatred and will do whatever it takes to defeat them. the president vacationing in hawaii an initial plot to bomb the amsterdam to u.s. flight christmas day has more details about the suspect. >> we know that he traveled to yemen, a country grappling with poverty and to join afail yacht of al-qaeda, trained him, equipped him with explosives and directed him to attack that plane headed for america. >> the president said he expects his counterterrorism and homeland security advisors to present final results of their inquiry as well as

recommendations about how to proceed in the days to come. in the republican weekly radio and internet response today, the top g.o.p. senator, mitch mcconnell says the new year brings renewed hope and optimism. with two on going wars, recession and unemployment 10%, obama says it's difficult days for our nation, but went on to say these challenges do not define us as a people and difficult times we'll quote persevere as we always have. as for the christmas day bomb plot investigation, president obama says the u.s. had been stepping up its cooperation with the country of yemen to go after terror groups there. today, yemeni officials said they had sent several hundred extra troops to two eastern provinces where al-qaeda is said to be strong. shannon. >> shannon: molly, thanks for keeping us updated. new information about the investigation into that attempted terrorist attack on flight 253. fox news confirmed that a second man on board was taken

into custody, questioned and then released. federal officials have initially denied that a second passenger was put into handcuffs, but are now apologizing for not making that information available. this apology comes after a couple on the plane told several media outlets they witnessed a second man who appeared to be in his 30's of indian decent helping the would-be bomber get on the plane without a passport and earlier this week i interviewed a 19-year-old passenger named daniel told me that bomb sniffing dogs alerted on to another passengers bags. they were held after at that flight, and that that man was taken away in handcuffs. well, in the wake of that botched christmas day terror attack aboard a delta operated plane, questions and fears about securities at u.s. airports have resurfaced. what are u.s. airports doing wrong, if anything, when it comes to trying to protect our citizens? well, jerusalem's bengorian airport is considered a world leader in airline safety. what can we learn from them? joining us now from jerusalem is aaron cline of world net

daily. welcome. >> thanks for having me. >> now, listen, i have to ask you in leading a little about the airport there, you read that there are six different layers of security screening and profiling and things that happened to people before they ever can get close to getting on a plane there. tell us a little about that and why it's working so well. >> indeed, and there's a lot that the united states really needs to learn from israeli security at bengorian airport. when you go through, you mentioned six layers of security. a main level when you're driving through you have to pass a check point where you have soldiers armed with m-16's and they begin already to ask questions about where you're going, where you come from. if they notice anything in particular that's unusual or if you fit a certain profile they're going to ask you more questions. then you get past that level and as you're walking into the airport you're still being questioned by agents. then you get in line and again questioned, this time by a

highly trained security agent asks where you're going, where you came from and a profile, a certain vibe they're going to ask for questions. a question word i just mentioned here is profiling. another key word is highly trained security agents and those are two things that we don't have and they'll be failed to do in the united states of america. >> shannon: i've read there is criticism from different source ins israel and saying the united states could put these measures into place, but there's a bureaucracy there and people unwilling to change the way they're doing things. is it a streamlined enough process that maybe passengers here would be willing to deal with the way that israel does it? >> i certainly hope so, by the way, another thing that israel does. certainly el al the national carrier says they have increased security measures internationally for those flying that israel and that's something in the united states we need to develop and a problem very clearly is that we want to be politically correct. we're not profiling, but more

than that, we failed to acknowledge that there's a certain level of certain nationalities, certain groups that fit the profile and president obama we just heard before that you played on fox news and he talks about yemen and the terrorist there is, but didn't use the word terrorism. instead he said that they live under occupation and that isn't the problem. it's not occupation, it's not poorer living conditions which is the way that a lot of terrorists have been profiled. no, there's a certain profile and we're afraid to use the word islam and islamic terrorism and until we change that i think we will have problems and by the way the new tsa rules that allow you not to get up during the last hour of the flight, you can't put anything on your lap, that's something that in israel they would never do because obviously, you-- anybody, a terrorist who is already on the airplane, they already have explosives, if they can't get up to go to the bathroom an hour before. obviously they'll get up an hour and 20 minute before. you have to stop the terrorist befores they get on the

airplane. >> shannon: we know that israeli officials and airline and officials have done a great job keeping things safe and certainly could be things for us to learn as well. thank you for outlining it for us. >> thank you. >> shannon: welsh the president's counterterrorism advisor john brennan spent the past week trying to figure out if intelligence is shared effectively between various intel agencies. tomorrow, chris wallace will sit down with brennan and missouri senator, vice chair of the senate select intel committee. check your local listings for the time and channel for fox news sunday. well, passengers on a united airlines flight got a scare when their plane was forced to turn around because of security concerns. when passengers boarded flight 7445 from st. louis to chicago they had to be manually checked in because the computers were down. shortly after takeoff, computers started working again and authorities discovered one person's name was on a restricted passengers list. the airline later learned the passenger on the plane and the person on the list were not

the same, but as you can imagine right now, no one is taking any chances. amid safety concerns about air travel, a lot of attention is focused on the president's pick to head up the transportation security administration. and now, that man, errol southers is facing problems. some senators may have known about errors in his testimony when they vote today advance his nomination. caroline shively has been following this and has the latest here in washington. >> hi to you, shannon. hair i reid plans to push for a confirmation vote on tsa nominee errol southers. when they get back to d.c. he could have a fight on his hand. "the washington post" reports that some senators new before we confirmed him in committee he mischaracterized an incidents in his past when he was a fbi agents and accessed confidential records about his ex-wife's boyfriend. he told a senate committee he asked the police officer to get the records, but didn't line up with fbi documents and a day after the vote, southers

admitted he did the searches himself. souse san collins, a republican from maine tells the post she had suspicions at the vote, but approved his confirmation conditionally now she sa she says. >> shannon: jim demint blocked over concerns he might unionize tsa and says he shouldn't be confirmed it he can't tell by the truth. the white house is standing by the nominee. southers never tried to hide the incident and has expressed that these were errors in judgment that he deeply regretted and an error he made in account of event that happened over 20 years ago and congress gets back just over two weeks from now for southers to become the tsa head and the full senate has to approve his nomination. shannon. >> shannon: caroline, thank you very much. the controversy surrounding body scanners at u.s. airports reached a fever pitch with supporters arguing they're a sure fire way to assure airline safety, but critics maintain that they're too

invasive and they aren't even 100% effective. some unlikely allies in this fight, it's interesting. the a.c.l.u. has come out against the use of body scanners at u.s. airports and conservative congressman has joined the fight against bringing scanners to u.s. airports. >> the question our nation is going to have to look at. how do we balance our civil liberties and the right for privacy at the same time security the airplanes, there's technology out there that's more effective and less invasive. >> all right, what do you think? are you in favor of body scanners at airports? so far 50% of you think body scanners at airports are a good idea while 27% of you say you're opposed. 23% still undecided on this. well, we want to hear from you, please log on to foxnews.com/america's news hq. you can wye in in our admittedly unscientific poll, but we love to hear from you. an angry iraqi government is vowing to pursue the case against five blackwater

security guards accused of killing 17 civilians in 2007. this week a u.s. judge dropped all charges against the men and mistakes by prosecutors violated the guard's constitutional rights. they're accused of launching an unprovoked attack on civilians at a crowded baghdad intersection. funerals are planned today for some of the 88 people killed by a suicide bomber in pakistan. the car bombing happened at a volleyball tournament yesterday. police say it happened in a village that had been a hub of militants until locals had taken action against the insurgents. and they say that a meeting of elders who helped set up an anti-taliban militia was probably the real target they were meeting nearby. rush limbaugh is on the mend after suffering chest pains on vacation. tests show nothing wrong with his heart and yesterday he was released from a honolulu hospital. during a brief news conversation, he says he was not on pain killer, went through rehab for the drugs in 2003.

doctors still don't know what caused his chest pain. >> best guess was it might have been a spasm in the artery. the angio gram showed little earl no heart disease or arterial disease whatsoever and for that i'm grateful and it's a blessing in disguise that it happened as it did with no damage whatsoever because it takes things like this in life to maybe prepare you for the eventuallity you're getting older, not assion as you were and not as invincible as you once thought you were. >> shannon: well, residents in ohio can expect more snow today and the storm passes through the reason. meteorologist domenica davis is at the fox weather center with the forecast and it's rough in a lot of spots out there, domenica, hello. >> certainly is and now, it's the cold temperatures that's keeping the lake effect snow alive because look what we have here in minneapolis, it's just a minus 8, a measley 7 degrees in chicago. 2 right now for the current temperature in kansas city,

the wind chill a major problem not only through the plains, but the midwest and off to the northeast where we're not looking at a wind chill warning, we're looking at wind warnings throughout the day. so, the feel-like temperature minus 17 and it gets better than that because when we zoom in here, look at these wind chills. the feel-like temperature, this is what it feel likes when you go outside. minus 27 in sioux falls and lake effect snow showers, old air in most of the country. lowest lows that we ever see all the way down to the south. so, if you even made it that far. the lake effect will continue to blow around places just east of the lake, and the leeward side of the lake and piling up about 1 to 3 inches. not a significant lake snow event, but we have a low pressure off the coast that will bring significant snow to maine, new hampshire for the weekend. so for the next 48 hours you're looking at a winter storm warning with up to 6 to 12 inches of snow by sunday.

happy new year, bundle up. >> great advice, domenica, thank you very much. investigators are trying to figure out what cause add fire that killed an entire family in palm springs, california. the blaze started before dawn on new year's day and destroyed a mobile home. initially authorities discovered the bodies of a 32-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman. later they found a woman's three children, a 11-year-old girl, seven-year-old boy and a six-year-old girl. about an hour ago funeral services for salvation army major phillip wise began, waste dropping off donations at an arkansas salvation army center on christmas eve when he was gunned down during a robbery attempt. his three young children were with him and saw the whole thing and his wife, also a salvation army major was inside and called 911. little rock police are now busy searching for two suspects. the washington wizards may be in some hot water because after alleged gun duel in the locker room. the new york post is reporting that the wizards never told the nba that teammates gilbert

arenas and kritenton pulled guns on one another in the locker room on christmas eve, the two were reportedly arguing over a gambling debt when the weapons were drawn. so far team officials are not commenting as washington police are investigating. when asked arenas refused to confirm the incident, but called it quote, intriguing. the attack on a flight on christmas day have many americans wondering if it's a intelligence failure. 2009, new year, new job. where to look if you're one of the millions of people still out of work. 

>> here are top stories we're following this hour on america's news headquarters. a danish cartoonist of the proph prophet mohammed got a scare when a man tried to enter his bathroom where he was hiding with his five-year-old granddaughter. authorities say the attack is terror related and the man is suspected to having ties to terror related activities in east africa.

well, football fans and american idol devotees it breathe a sigh of relief, fox and time warner cable reached a deal in principle that keeps the network on the cable provider. after a week of public sparring that had some worrying they'd miss out on the big football lineup and favorite shows. neither party is talking about the terms of the deal. well, new york officials say police did not flag a suspicious van in time square because it had a dashboard placard from a fraternal police group. van was parked illegally on broadway at least two days as the city was getting ready for the annual new year's eve celebration in time square. a private security guard finally got suspicious and called it into police. those are the top stories right now. and this is a fox news alert. a plane bound for new york has been forced to return to boston's logan airport because the pilot noticed smoke in the cockpit. just eight minutes into the delta flight 1379 the pilot

decide today turn back and the airport spokesman said the smoke dissipated by the time the plane was able to get back and land. no injuries there, it returned to the gate under its own power. every state has been hit in these tough economic times, but some states are actually doing a little better than others. according to money magazine, three of the five counties with the lowest unemployment rates in the entire country are located in nebraska. nebraska's madison county, platte county and all have unemployment rates below 5%. but what if you're not exactly ready to pack up and move to nebraska, is this a job near where you are and what kinds of jobs are out there. joining us now to talk about is lee miller, the author of "get more money on your next job in any economy" thanks for joining us today. >> my pleasure. >> shannon: all right, can you give us any hints why those particular counties in nebraska are doing well? >> well, they probably haven't had a lot of job losses.

that doesn't mean there's a lot of job growth there, just having a low unemployment rate, in fact, probably wasn't badly hit during the recession and all very stable industries in those counties, but the job growth is really going on elsewhere. not in nebraska. >> shannon: okay, if you're not ready to move to nebraska, can you give us a hint what are the top states that are doing well in this particular economy? >> well, texas by far and away is doing the best. of the cities, of the top 25 cities in terms of job growth, seven of the top 25 are in texas and last month, texas created the most jobs of any state followed by ohio and georgia. >> shannon: and also, i see arizona and iowa are on your top five list, so those are good spots and very diverse if people are looking for different climates and opportunities. what are the five states you should avoid that aren't doing so well with the job creation at this point? >> well, florida had a very

bad month last month and they've had a fairly high unemployment rate. michigan tops the list of high unemployment rate and no job growth. so they've been doing badly all year and there's not much prospects for a turn around there as well. california, high unemployment, pennsylvania, new jersey, lower unemployment, but both last month lost jobs, so, not a good trend although their unemployment rate is lower. >> shannon: all right, lee, quickly, could you give us any idea what industries are best if you're looking for a job? >> well, health care throughout the recession actually health care is the only industry that has actually created jobs. so, since december of 2007, they created 600,000 jobs, so, throughout the whole recession we've seen jobs being grown in health care. i guess you can't go wrong looking at demographics, so we're an aging population and we need health care, so that's one area of job growth.

technology is you know, in a number of industries, is an area where we have lots of job growth. i favor sales. sales and technology are predicted next year, we're going to see jobs created in sales area, in technology area. air going to see right now, you're seeing education, but even in education, the jobs are not equally distributed around the country. all right? >> all right. >> so, a lot of opportunities next year in various industries. >> shannon: all right. thank you so much for giving awes lay of the land. lee miller. happy new year. >> happy new year to you, my pleasure. >> shannon: well, a california judge says that governor arnold schwarzenegger is going too far in trying to deal with the state's financial crisis. alameda county superior court judge ruled the administration has to stop furloughs for about 95,000 workers and the judge says that schwarzenegger's administration cannot issue furloughs for employees with so-called special fund agencies or workers who get

money from sources outside the state's general fund. president obama's enjoying the last days of his holiday vacation in hawaii before returning to washington next week. watching college football, eating shaved ice with his daughters and golfing. tourists in the aloha state could use a boost and hoping to cash in on the president's visit. steve centanni joins us live, and we hope we can persuade you to come back. >> i'll think about it. no question this is a beautiful spot, but there's trouble in spare paradise, they're pinning their hopes on the chief, president obama. with the white sandy beaches, the islands of hawaii is a popular tourist spot. >> hawaii is one of the best places on earth. >> the promise of sun year round has not been enough to save the state's once booming

tourism industry and now, state officials look to president obama's hawaiian vacation to bring in much needed revenue. >> we depend mostly on tourism for our economy and when the tourism went down, it affected everyone. >> marsha winert, says that tourism accounts for hawaii's economy and a loss of nearly 3 billion dollars. now, with an unemployment rate of 7%, and a budget shortfall expect today reach 1.2 billion by the end of 2010, state officials are looking for ways to cut. one proposal is to mandate furlough days for teachers and to cut the number of school days. but he says reviving turism is the ultimate key to reviving the state economy and welcomes the free publicity that comes along with a presidential visit. >> all of the images that have been shown throughout the world, because of his visit here, this is going to help hawaii immensely as we move

forward. so, put that desire in people's minds. >> but not all hawaiiens are welcoming the president enthusiastically. pat mcgee owner of island sea plane tours, says that flight restrictions will cost him and others greatly. >> we're spending anywhere from 20 to $30,000, which after this past year with the economy, is really bad. we've just barely scraped by for the year. >>, but in spite of short-term impacts that might curtail some business ins hawaii, wineert anticipates it will bring benefit in the long runments we're happy to see the coverage that's coming out of hawaii right now and we believe it will have positive results. >> now, some point out president obama didn't do hawaii any favors when he discouraged big companies getting bailout funds from holding lavish retreats and conferences. and some canceled trips to

hawaii. still hopes for 2010 and beyond. >> shannon: all right, steve centanni from hawaii. are the days of tweeting fading? we'll tell you whether twitter is already yesterday's social site and why some folks hope they never hear about tweeting again. >> all right, it's over in 2010 apparently. we'll be right back.

>> president obama is blaming an aal-qaeda affiliate for the attempted bombing on the flight 253 bound for detroit. >> in the weekly radio address, the president draws a clear link between al-qaeda and the bombing suspect. the senior administration suspect says the government was increasingly confident there was a link between mutallab and an al-qaeda affiliate, but the statement is the strongest connection yet between the two. >> we know that he traveled to yemen, crushing poverty and insurgencies and clear he joined the afail-- affiliate of this group and directed him to attack this plane head today america. >> afghanistan's parliament delivering a stinging blow to karzai, voting down 17-24.

karzai said he will make new nominations, it's unclear when. in another high stakes political issue the chief of afghanistan as election commission says a parliamentary vote will be held in may despite widespread international concerns. north carolina is going smoke free. effective today the leading tobacco producing state is banning in restaurants and bars and relative late comers in the tobacco ban. becoming 29th ban in restaurants and 24th for bars. any smoker or establishment that refuses to obey the law will face stiff fines. that's are the latest stories, back to you. >> shannon: thank you, caroline. national association of is your ban hospitals are calling on members of to rethink regulations, especially cutting medicare payments. molly henneberg takes a look how tt affect hospitals treating low income patients. >> at howard university hospital in washington d.c., also a level one trauma center, about 20% of patients

walk in the door uninsured. although many may ultimately qualify for medicaid, leaving the hospital stuck with much of the bills. doctors here say health care legislation expanding insurance coverage, via the private sector or a taxpayer funded government-run plan may alleviate some of the hospitals financial burden. >> we expect to get reimbursed for the services we provide and i think that with health care reform, it's going to be better than having nothing and hopefully, that the pace that we provide the services to will be able to make any extra payments they need to make. but the doctor says he's concerned that the legislation may cut medicare reimbursement rates to this and other hospitals, as well as cut the additional government subsidies, howard receives for treating so many uninsured patients. >> dr. robenson we're going over the game plan. >> still fmore people have health insurance and able to build a relationship with a primary care physician, doctors hope this will mean fewer expensive late stage

treatments. >> the idea of having insurance will at least ensure that those patients or those people will have at least access to more preventive care. >> if they're entering the health care arena earlier, lets say seeing their primary care physician and not utilizing the higher resources after emergency room, then that's also better for hospitals. >> provided that there are enough primary care physicians to handle the expected increase in patients. currently, there's a shortage of these docs, more medical students are going into lucrative specialties, but med schools such as howard are trying to change that. >> here at howard and other medical schools across the country we've been trying to both increase enrollment as well as increase the number of students who are going into primary care careers. >> doctors say they hope congress will include in the health care reform bill financial incentives and bonuses to medical students who go into primary care medicine. in washington, molly henneberg, fox news.

>> security at u.s. airports was overhauled after the september 11th attacks, but the attempted terror attack on christmas day is a stark reminder how far we need to go when it comes to airport security. with all of the measures currently in place, how did abdul mutallab aboard a u.s. bound aircraft? joining us now to talk about this is counterterrorism expert charles allen. mr. allen, thank you so much for coming in today. >> thank you very much. >> shannon: 47 years experience in the cia for you. several years with the department of homeland security. we know there are many working around the clock 24/7 protecting this country, but they've got a huge job to do. how does something like this slip through? >> well, they have a very hard job and it is seven by 24 and i worked seven days a week when i was at cia and when i was at homeland security just to help fight the terrorist threat. this has been a whole ten years of terrorism. you've got to remember a guy named rah seem tried to blow up lax, los angeles airport about ten years ago, now, we have attempt to bring down an airliner.

we've built a very strong intelligence architecture over the past eight years, we've built a very strong homeland security architecture, i'm very pleased with what we have, but it's not perfect and masses of information flow in every day and it has assembled, assessed and infused and judgments have to be made. does this person, could he become a threat to the united states? and these errors do occur. human errors occur, but i believe end to end, we have a very sound architecture. >> shannon: we've built a much better frame work for intelligence sharing among the different agencies? >> the sharing happens automatically, when a cable comes in at cia, it goes to nctc, if it's any remotely related to terrorism they have ceo data bases, dozens and dozens of officer there with full access to the most sensitive intelligence, so it's shared. a lot of data flows in,

intelligence, military, law enforcement and all has to be sifted through every day and decisions have to be reached every day and train, good trained all source analysts are not in clinical supply. >> shannon: do we need more funding, more resources for the agencies? >> i think we have the resources, i think we just now have to get experienced officers. we had a huge turnover of officers in the 1990's and a lot of the young officers have two or three years experience. when i was growing up i was told it was five years you may be a journeyman analyst and ten years may consider you worthwhile as a senior analyst, i don't think we have that kind of experience today. >> shannon: what would be the one change if you could do something at this point an improvement or change to the current situation? what would it be? >> well, i would, i would emphasize that we have to look at every report that comes in, which really rise toz a higher threshold. that we do not look at all the trivia, but look at the

critical reports and that we then look to ensure, can we bring together different times of information, coming in, flowing in from different collectors and infusing that information. again, i think the one thing i would do is better analysts, better training of those officers and better, i think, information sharing is getting better, it's still not perfect, but i would emphasize very much the human factors that need to be emphasized today. >> shannon: charlie allen, we thank you so much for your service to this country and joining us today. >> thank you very much, it's a great pleasure to be here. >> shannon: well, president obama has appointed a new cyber security chief to oversee the country's preparedness against attacker who target military and financial secrets. adam housley got a rare inside look at how u.s. agencies are tackling the growing threat of cyber crime. >> reporter: the fbi, secret service and other law enforcement continue to step up efforts to combat cyber theft and cyber terrorism which threaten american companies, agencies and infrastructure with thousands of attempted attacks each day.

president obama called cyber crime, quote, one of the most serious situations we face. >> it's definitely a serious threat and through our collaborative efforts we're attacking it as a threat using state and local assets. if it can be done on a massive scale where one country can do that to another country and shut down the power grid, you name it, that's more effects tiff than conventional weapons. >> reporter: hacker attacks have hobbled government and business websites in the u.s. and korea in the last few months. >> we believe there's a type arms race going on of the we have five leading countries that are arming itself for cyber warfare. >> hackers supported by governments in russia, china, north korea, for example, many times launch attacks at home. by using a worldwide web of personal computers they've infected with viruses without

the knowledge of the computer's owner. they'll infiltrate the person's computer and use it to a launch point to make it more difficult for law enforcement a track them back. >> even when u.s. authorities are successful in finding the trail and the cyber terrorists, punishing them is yet another obstacle. fewer than 30 countries have criminalized cyber crimes, leaving u.s. agents pretty much on their own to do battle in cyberspace. in los angeles, adam housley, fox news. >> shannon: the social networking site twitter will go into the black on the new year thanks to deals with gol and microsoft. some experts say tweeting may be over and peaked. will facebook go public? companies who look to dominate the next year, the steve from the lieber at the kneel zen company. >> thanks, shannon. >> i got with the program to start tweeting.

are we tweeted out. is it over? >> the element of cable division took 17 years for leaders like espn to wm v become profitable twitter, facebook are new to that. cyber possibilities are faster now, but too early to tell will facebook go public in 2010 and what impact on the average use fuhr it does? >> well, at nielsen we have a partnership with facebook to help improve out the value of advertising on their site to marketers and we're very proud that have. very excited about that. it's not my place to comment if and when they'll go, they'll dp public, but let me say the following, they have over 100 million users just in the u.s. many more than that internationally, they're growing in all the demographics and they have privileged access to the youngest,hardest to reach demographics, teens and young adults, a great position to be in. on top of that, they're starting to mon advertise through some search deals with

google and microsoft and others and the next is to prove that proposition out more. if they were to go public if equity markets allowed it would be a great story and only get stronger going forward. >> shannon: as we see the social networks grow, by the time you maybe master one, a new one has come along. big changes on levels, for newspapers, a lot of people you mentioned the younger dem graphic, a lot of them are getting news online. are we going to see print newspapers continue to struggle even more in 2010? >> well, we're seeing signs of life in the newspaper industry in a couple different ways, firstly, most of the major titles increased their cover prices and secondly, the advertising is start to go trickle back to newspapers. so, signs of life. as you point out, the longer term challenge for newspapers is at that young are people are not reading newspapers. we're certainly not reading newspapers in the kinds of, in the kinds of volumes that the newspaper editors and publishers would like to see and the challenge will be two-fold, one, where the newspapers can convince those younger people as they get older to read newspapers and

secondly, if they can't, to take those titles, the advertiser relationships and content online and to attract the audiences and mon advertise th advertise-- money advertise that way. thanks for giving awes look ahead in this coming year and what we can expect, thank you. >> thanks, shannon. >> shannon: well, the folks at one michigan school are hoping that some tech terms don't live on in 2010 live superior state annual list of 15 words and phrases it thinks should be banned. i love those on the no-no list is twitter lingo, tweet. we've been use it go quite a bit here. app, short for application made popular by the iphone and other ones you see shovel-ready, czar, things we used a lot in washington. sexting and friend as a verb, friend or unfriend you on facebook. and toxic word list, toxic assets and bro-mance and

chil chill-axin'. which is what brian wilson is doing today. and some are forced to close altogether, casey stegall has the latest. hello casey, happy new year. >> reporter: happy new year to you. for the record i don't use any of the words so i don't have to eliminate anything from my vocabulary this year, shannon. >> shannon: you're good to go. >> reporter: can you believe that 2010 is already here and unfortunately means a new year of cuts, layoffs and tax hikes for many americans, as most states head into the new year with a recession that has left gaping holes in the budget. and a lot of communities have already been forced to make accounts to things like education and public safety, but now, libraries may be among the latest casualties. more and more cities have either trends library hours or completely shut down branches altogether, just to improve the bottom line. >> in the past year, we've had

1.2 billion people coming to the libraries across our nation and checking out 2 billion items, so you get some sense of closures effect people in dramatic ways. >> one southern california city just closed all three of its libraries and laid off nearly 60 employees, but officials say the problem is two-fold because people come to libraries for more than just books. these days, most patrons come to use a computer or surf the internet, tools in high demand with unemployment rates at record highs. >> these are the people that get hurt the most, not the people who can afford to go to a bookstore and buy a book or people who have internet access at home and they're not feeling the pinch as much. it's the people on the edge and it's the kids that don't have access to computers at home. >> california is certainly not alone, south carolina trimmed about 30% from its library budgets and florida trimming

about 24%, shannon. >> shannon: a valuable resource in so many communities and let's hope they can pull back in 2010 and moving foorrward. thank you so much. you remember late show host david letterman tried to turn affairs with female staffers into laughs. last year was no laughing matter for big news makers. we'll bring you the top scandals of 2009. the stories you couldn't turn away from you won't believe they all happened this year when you see it up next.

>> one potential terror threat in yemen. one is looking to block tankers with liquefied natural gas into boston harbor. laura ingle has the story. >> reporter: the tankers filled with this is not on the table. before the plan is approved the mayor and other local leaders say they want to make sure that this is the right thing to do. now, this would be the first time a liquid natural gas tanker originating from yemen would come through the harbor and dock at the lng terminal in everett there. are many other lng shipments usually coming from places

like egypt, trinidad and toe t taggo. they need this to turn for businesses. one possibility is unloading the liquefied natural gas away from the city. officials in charge of security say they're coordinating to see if there's additional security that might be needed. >> right now, with all the vessels pulling off port to the united states, they submit a 56 hour notice to us and we do security checks both through documentation and sometimes with physical boarding teams on board the vessels. >> meanwhile, the mayor of everett demaria, told he wanted a summit of all fire, local and state delegates to talk about the possible threat to the area and make sure the ports are as safe and secure as they can be. he's drafting letters over the weekend and getting them in the mail on monday to call for

the summit and also, shannon the lingering warning that came from a memoir from former terrorism czar who learned that operatives will been infiltrating coming in on tankers. it's trouble for a lot of reasons. we'll bring you the updates. >> shannon: thank you. affairs, assaults, steroids and stealing, criticism and crashing. plenty of athletes, politicians and celebs involved in a slew of scandals in 2009 are no doubt looking forward to a much better 2010. here is a look back at the year's most increasing scandals. >> the creepy stuff was that i've had sex with women who work for me on this show. now, my response to that is, yes, i have (laughter) >> tiger woods released a statement saying in part, i have let my family down and i

regret those transgressions with all of my heart. i have not been true to my values in the behavior my family deserves, i'm not without fault and i'm far short of perfect. >> i woke up that night from a blackout to find myself having sex with my own father. i don't remember how it started or thankfully how it ended. >> we live in a land that you can choose same sex marriage or opposite marriage and now what, in my country, and in my family, i think that i believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman, no offense to anybody out there, but that's how i was raised and that's how i think that it should be between a man and a woman. >> other people maybe hear more he's uncomfortable that he spend the rest of his life in jail. none of that gets the money back. >> it's not an end, it's not closure, it's the beginning, maybe, to trying to restore something in our financial system. >> i screwed up big time, but

i think the only thing i have from this group today and the american people is to judge me from this day forward. >> this was a lapse that should not have occurred. we want to make sure we look into in in such a fashion that it doesn't recur. >> i've been unfaithful to my wife. i developed a relationship with a-- what started as a dear, dear friend from argentina. >> last year, i had an affair. i violated the vows of my marria marriage. absolutely the worst thing that i've ever done in my life. >> like i say, i'm really sorry for what went down and what happened. >> i'm really happy for you, i'm going to let you finish, but beyonce had one of the best videos of all time. one of the best videos of all time.

time. >> yowza, hard to believe that all happened this year. no telling what's going to happen in 2010, but we'll be on it. it's one of the most dangerous jobs in the military, doesn't involve direct combat. we'll take you to the front lines though and show you firsthand just how dangerous this can be up next. ntation g? carl. tell carl he's coming to new york with me. i thought you said carl was our best presentation guy. [ worker ] he is. just last week he told my team about fedex office print online for our presentations. we upload it to fedex office, then they print, bind, and ship it. the presentation looks good, right? yes, but -- wait, you didn't actually bring carl with you. good morning! but i digress. [ male announcer ] we understand. you need presentations done right. fedex office print online.

>> >> the most dangerous mission in iraq today, oddly enough,

does not involve direct combat. as reporter dominic di-natale found out members of this crew put their lives at risk every day in an effort to save others. >> reporter: tonight's convoy still patrol iraq's roads alone removing the terrorist arsenal of ied's, a fresh uptick in violence means the disposal team at kirkuk encountered many roadside bombs and could take hours to secure the scenes. >> it's not like on tv, red wires and blue wires, they're all same colors. it's not the-- >> yes, and no, this is how the bomb disposal work is often seen these days, remote control robots finding the situation, but clearing them requires an essential human touch. >> you can only do so much with a robot so, yes, it does happen because there's no 100% guarantee you're going to see everything. one man's eyes are just as good as the next. >> we've completely cleared the scene, we had the ied.

one ied on this side of road and another on this side of the road and i happened to be looking down, right down to the right and one i'd been standing next to. one of those times you jump back in the truck and tell everybody get out of here as fast as you can. >> reporter: familiar or unfathomable, ied's come in every lethal shape and size and this washington machine timer reveal how unsophisticated the mechanisms can be. and speaker wires are a frequent ingredient. >> when you look at the car, that's the circuit and that's it. and that's one of the-- >>, but but it's not always the transaction. the missions could last for hours and we've actually been out for four and a half hours since the night has begun and we could be here till dawn, but we spotted someone doing something in the field and think he might be improvising explosive devices, we've got to check him out. it could be a terrorist planting an ied. but it could be a farmer in the middle of the night.

whoever it is he makes a hasty retreat and spooked by our heavily armed convoy, but they've come face-to-face with the nemesis, with a tension moment. >> you hold yourself relaxed, you want to beat their faces in, but you can't. >> you've had friends died, hurt, maimed, killed over here and you want to take it out on this guy. >> when this casualty accounts for 20% of airmen killed or wounded since it began, it helps to ease some of the planes, the flash before the sound wave hits, there's a secondary reaction in their work, one that should keep more of their colleagues and iraq civilians safer. dominic di-natale, fox news. >> . >> shannon: senators rally around president obama's pick to head the tsa. this as we're learning that some senators may have known

that he mischaracterized his testimony when they voted to advance his nomination, ap there are renewed concerns about the lack of a chief in the wake of that christmas day attack, an attack the public is now publicly blaming on al-qaeda. welcome to the nation's capital, hour number two of america's headquarters starts right now. the first time president obama is claiming a branch of the al-qaeda based in yemen was behind the christmas day bombing of flight 253. molly henneberg with the latest. >> hi, shannon, the president said the homeland security advisors reported back to him with initial findings from the investigation into the failed bombing plot. the president said that 23-year-old nigerian, umar farouk abdul mutallab traveled to yemen, joined an al-qaeda linked group there and was trained, equipped with bomb components and sent to blow up the amsterdam to detroit flight on christmas day. yemen in response has said

hundreds of troops to two mountainous provinces in which they tried to root out the terrorist operations there. and president obama says they've attacked yemen previously. >> in recent years they've bombed yemeni government facilities and hotels, restaurants and embassy, including our embassy in 2008, killing one american. so, as president, i've made it a priority to strengthen our partnership with the yemeni government, training and equipping their security forces, sharing intelligence, and working with them to strike al-qaeda terrorists. . >> meanwhile, in the republican radio and internet response, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell didn't address the christmas day bombing plot, but says the u.s. faces, quote, daunting difficulties in the new year, including two wars, a prolonged recession and double digit unemployment. >> while it's true that many of us approached the issues differently. at the beginning of a new year, it's important to

remember that we're all united by our love of countries and the common faith that no challenge is too great for the american people to overcome. >> as for the failed bombing plot, president obama expects final results from advisors and their investigation in the days to come, shannon. >> molly, thank you very much. well, a passenger from delta operated flight 253 was placed in handcuffs, searched and released after a canine alerted officers to carey on luggage. federal officials initially denied that despite statements of two attorneys who were passengers on the plane. they said they saw a man led off in handcuffs after the dog found something in the luggage. in his 30's, indian decent, was questioned and searched before ultimately being released. >> it looked to me like a poor black teenager and a wealthy older indian man and i just thought it was kind of strange

that they were together and they approached the ticket agent together. only the indian man spoke and what he said was, this man, referring to the black man, needs to get on the plane and he doesn't have a passport. the ticket agent responded if you don't have a passport you can't get on the plane. he responded back, he's from sudan, we do this all the time. >> the has kills maintain the indian man was trying to convince to allow mutallab to board the plane as he did. officials are trying to get to the bottom how he got 0 bomb on the plane. stewart baker, a former assistant for security for policy for homeland security and joins us now live. thank you so much for coming in today. let me ask you, is there technology indeed that we should be using that could have prevented this? >> there are a couple of things that we should be doing

that involve technology. obviously, we weren't going to find this explosive with an ordinary metal detector either a very intimate patdown or the use of the body scanners is going to be necessary to make sure that al-qaeda can't keep doing this over and over again. and the other thing that is clear from the news coverage that we haven't done enough of is get information about travelers into the hands of tsa in a way in which they can do something about it and that does require a lot of technical changes in how tsa operates and some procedural changes how we accumulate that information. >> let's start with the body imaging technology because it's put together some interesting bed fellows who are joined against it. a.c.l.u. and a conservative republican congressman, who's got something in the house banning these. where do we convince people to

give up privacy or should we in the name of having technology available to screeners? >> nobody likes this and i don't blame them. i don't like it. but given the choice between essentially leaving the security hold that we know al-qaeda has decided to exploit and the using of technology that's likely to make it much more difficult for them to do that, we have to use the technology and then we have to build in constraints on the way in which it might be used to affect our privacy. right now they've set these machines up so they're only screened in rooms that don't have access to, can't see the people who are actually going through screening. you can't make copies of the photographs that are being generated so in terms of it likely ever to have an impact on the rest of us, someone in some room saw something, it's

not particularly revealing, saw something about our bodies under the clothes, i think they've come up with as many privacy restrictions as they can reasonably be expected to come up with and i think it's generally sufficient, obviously, nobody's comfortable with that, but the alternative is worse. >> shannon: but the people who aren't willing to explore the possibility of precautions and things built in, sayway can't have this it's such a privacy violation and others, it might be a.c.l.u. and others, what do you say to them? >> you're going to stay what are you going to do? al-qaeda demonstrated they're going to continue to smuggle nonmetallic explosives on airlines, third time they've tried to blow up transatlantic flight more or less the same scheme, bringing explosives on board in a nontraditional fashion and set them off there. how many planes actually have to go down? we've been lucky, we haven't lost any planes, but

eventually they're going to get this right. how many planes do you want to have go down before you try something else. >> shannon: you mentioned the tsa and screening policies that may have to change. we looked at jerusalem's airport earlier today. the six layers of securities they have. it's not negotiatable passengers have to go through all of these things before they can get on the plane and some israelis criticizing u.s. and north america saying we could make some changes, but there's a bureaucracy about doing it at that we haven't. is that accurate? >> it's not just the bureaucracy, this is again something where the privacy groups have basically tried too back tsa into a corner and say you can't use the machine to look for sophisticated weapons and can't use information to look for terrorists. i agree, the israeli system of looking for terrorists is something we need to be doing more of. we need to transform the way tsa does screenings so they know who they're talking to, who they're screening and they have access to all the information that might make a difference in how they screen that person. right now, the selectee list

and the no-fly list, that's 5% of the people we have terrorism information on. the rest of that information we might as well fot-- not have as far as tsa is concerned. >> shannon: should more people be on the no-fly list? >> i don't know the no ply list. >> shannon: about 4,000 or so. >> that's a harsh sanction unless you're sure that's their intent, but more people should be getting screening that reflects the fact that we don't really have confidence in them. they sudden be asked questions. they should be treated the way people are trited at our border where all of this information is brought it bear, if there's anything derrogatory, any concern about someone they're sent to a secondary inspection where they can be asked about those questions. and all of the 400,000 people on the list get that kind of treatment. right now, tsa doesn't have any way to ask questions of 95% of the people that we have information about. >> that's clear that changes may be coming. stuart baker, thank you for

your insight. >> thank you, shannon. >> shannon: body scanning has gotten attention. many are joining together saying it's unnecessary invasion of privacy. at fox we want to know what you think, is it a good idea to use body scanners. we've asked you to join our poll. 51% say that body scanners are a good idea. 27% opposed and 22% are still undecided. we'd love to hear from you, log on to foxnews.com/americas news hq. weigh in on what is our admittedly unscientific web poll. we'd like your opinion. a scare on a chicago bound flight. a united airlines flight was turned around because of a computer glitch. they had to manually check in passengers so when the computer started working again they realized one of the passengers names matched a person on tsa's restricted passenger list. after bringing the plane back to st. louis, they realized the passenger on the plane wasn't the same person that was on the list and that the

flight did head back to chicago. and also, a plane bound for new york has been forced it turn around to boston's logan airport because the pilot noticed smoke in the cockpit. eight minutes into flight 1379 the pilot turned it around and the airport spokesperson says the smoke dissipated by the time it landed and it did return to gate under its own power. errol southers omitted details about his past in which he may have violated state privacy laws and some senators may have actually known about that in advance of his testimony and still voted him through. caroline shively has been following the case and joins us with the latest, hi. >> hi to you, shannon. majority leader harry reid plans to push hard for a quick confirmation vote from the full senate on tsa nominee errol southers when they get back to d.c., but reid to have a fight on his hands. "the washington post" reports that some senators knew before they voted to confirm errol southers in committee that he mischaracterized an incident from his past from 20 years

ago when he was a fbi agent and accessed confidential records about his ex-wife's boyfriend. know november, southers told a senate committee he had asked a police officer to get those records, but a day after the vote southers admitted he did the searches himself. susan collins, a republican from maine tells the post she had suspicions then, but approved his nomination conditionally and now says she's satisfied with southers explanation. the fellow republican jim demint sure isn't. he originally blocked southers nomination over concerns he might unionize tsa and now essays that southers shouldn't be confirmed if he can't tell the truth. the white house is standing by its nominee and spokesman nick shapiro tells fox, southers never tried to hide this incident and has expressed that these were errors made in judgment that he deeply regretted and error made in account of events that happened over 20 years ago. congress gets back just over two weeks from now. for southers to become the tsa head, the senate has to approve his nomination. shannon. >> shannon: thank you very much, caroline. well, captain sully

sullenberger was once again at the helm this time leading the tournament of roses parade in california. the pilot for safely landing his plane in the hudson river, he served as the grand marshal. the theme was an above the rest. i think we agree he is. radio host rush limbaugh is out of hospital and planning to head back to work soon. the 58-year-old says that tests showed nothing is wrong with his heart. severe chest pain landed him in the hospital in hawaii on wednesday. doctors don't know what caused the pain, but could be a spasm of an art r. during the conference limbaugh could not resist the opportunity to turn the conversation about his health into politics. >> i was here was the best that the world has to offer and based on what happened to me here, i don't think there's one thing wrong with the american health care system.

>> shannon: danish authorities say a somali man has been charged with two counts of attempted murder for attacks on a danish cartoonists, the suspect was carried into court on a stretcher. police say he broke into the home armed with an ax and knife and cartoonist was forced to hide with his young granddaughter. he's received several death threats over depicting the prophet muhammad in a cartoon with a turbine. a shooting left 17 civilians dead, and the judge dismissed the case against blackwater including one north texas man and enters 2010 with a clean slate and relieved family. talking with his wife-- >> for two years paul slow has been caught between his laid back life in texas and

controversy of consumers in washington d.c. in 2007 working as a security guard for blackwater, they were eye used of killing 17 civilians at an intersection. >> they perceived a threat and reacted to the threat and did what every soldier can do. >> there was no evidence of the threat that they fired without provocation. they faced manslaughter and weapons violations carrying mandatory 30 year prison terms. the trial was scheduled to start later this month. kristin and paul were preparing to temporarily move to washington for a trial they expected to last several months. when they got the news new year's eve that a federal judge dropped all the charges. >> it was amazing and unexpected. >> paul told us off camera he wants the world to know, quote, the truth. what he wants most though is to live outside the shadow of

suspicion. >> the victory is slightly bittersweet because we were looking forward to a day when he was completely exonerated and the facts were laid out and innocence was shown in court. honestly to the people who matter to us, they've known he was innocent all along. >> the warmer blackwater employees are not completely cleared. federal prosecutors could appeal the judge's ruling. >> villager in pakistan are mourning those killed in a suicide bombing that left 96 people dead. the village which tried to resist taliban infiltration was attacked when a bomb drove the vehicle into a crowd in a volleyball tournament and blew himself up. a group of taliban elders meeting nearby was probably the actual target. more hijackings off the coast of somalia, a british flagged cargo ship and one from singapore were attacked yesterday. four hijackings in one week. the crew does appear to be safe, but the pirates have not made contact with the ship's

owner. the ship was just outside the patrolled area when it was hijacked. cold weather has settled in across the east and really everywhere where temperatures remain really chilly for the rest of the week. meteorologist domenica davis is at the fox weather center with today's forecast. no mistaking it's winter time, domenica. >> no, absolutely not and it's down right freezing in many areas. and look at the current wind chills that i have behind me. 23, minus 23, that's what it feels like in bismark, minus 27 in sioux falls, minus 18 in des moines. this cold air is locked in for the weekend and pouring down from canada and reached pretty far south. so this morning, we were seeing very cold lows that made its way all the way down into florida and pretty much much of the country this weekend will be running below average for the highs and you can see the current wind chills not only cold in the plains, but off to the midwest and the northeast as well. and that's what we'll be

dealing with for this weekend, the highs like i mentioned will be below normal, not only to the north, but down to the south, too. 49 for the high in dallas today, only 57 degrees in tampa. now, this cold air is making for some lake effect snow showers that will continue to ramp up through the weekend. so we could have an additional one to thee inches of snow there, but the bigger story is this coastal low that we're seeing, that's just sitting off of maine and means for new england we could have a snowstorm, travel delays and slick roads today and i won't be surprised if we start to get airport cancellations and we do have some very heavy snow coming in, six to 12 inches that will be the corridor there from new hampshire all the way up to maine and could have over a foot in parts of maine. looking for it throughout the day. back to you. >> shannon: thank you domenica. basketball players are use today battling it out against teams on the court, but what about fighting amongst themselves in their own locker room with firearms? we'll have the details on a

nba brawl that reportedly ended with guns drawn and the camera never blinks. we'll have a look at highs and lows in the year in surveillance video. the stories you just cannot turn away from. ugcl) yeacl 's h fba icos y!tyft juneck yno itft'sse sut'cu tyftef (ckicli

>> here are some some of the top stories we're following on america's news headquarters. afghanistan's parliament rejected 70% of president karzai's cabinet nominees, they rejected 17 of 24 nominees including a war lord and the only woman to be nominated. he'll provide new names for the positions, but unclear when they will be announced. iran issuing a warning to accept the counter proposal on nuclear exchange or the country will start producing nuclear fuel. in an act of defiance iranian leaders dismissed a deadline imposed by the obama administration to accept a deal to stock file uranium. tehran insists it's only for electricity production purposes and says it has no intention of making a bomb. a sad start to the new year for one california community, an early morning blaze at western village mobile home park in palm springs, california, killed three children, their mother and a 32-year-old man as well. the fire which did not damage

any other homes is now under investigation. and two nba teammates were reportedly almost involved in a shootout. new reports suggest the washington wizards never told the nba that wizards teammates gilbert arenas and crittenton pulled guns on each other in the locker room on christmas eve. the two were reportedly arguing over a gambling debt when the weapons were drawn. so far team officials are not commenting. washington police are now investigating. those are your top stories for now. well,nal and american idol fans are breathing a sigh of relief. fox and time warner cable reached a deal that will keep the network on the cable provider. fox threatened to pull the plug over a fee dispute. time warner warned that half a dozen cable channels were in jeopardy as the contract ended thursday. but los angeles, new york, and other markets can continue checking out their favorite programs. the new year is here and there's no better time to get your finances in order. joining us now with some money

makeover tips is matt mccall of penn financial group. matt, thanks for joining us week always need the good advice. >> it's a great time of year to start with the advice. >> you can start fresh. one of the first things you should do is figure out how much you're worth? >> yes, you want to figure out how much you're worth. kind of like taking a financial snapshot. when do you this many people are surprised not worth as much as they thought and fairly easy to do. take your investments, assets, what your home is worth. minus everything you owe, student loans, credit card, mortgage, car, et cetera and you're going to come up with a number and that's going to be your net worth. unfortunately, a lot of young people will probably be surprised that it's actually a negative number, worse less than really zero so that could be a concern, but once you do that, shannon, you must then figure out a budget because once your head starts spinning and realize you're not worth as much as you think, let's figure out a budget to start saving in the next year. >> shannon: i bet people are intimidated by that, but the

studies show it's good for you and it helps you out in the long run and you say another important thing is to set goals. >> yes, you have to have a goal, putting money away in 401(k) or increasing the money you're putting in your 401(k). opening up a roth ira, opening an investment account. there has to be some type of goal because every syme your paycheck every two weeks, don't put money away and have a goal to achieve, you're probably never going to achieve it and it may be a fun goal you want to buy a new car or upgrade to a bigger home and whatever that may be, figure out what the goal is and figure out how you're going to get there and how much it's going to cost and how much you need to start putting away each month to achieve that goal. >> what kind of advice can you give us about your financial records in order? >> well, that's really important and this is the best time to do that because you know, people are starting to get ready, aim sure for taxes already with the calendar year behind us. at this point you're probably searching through all types of drawers and trying to come up with receipts. if you take the step and start right now and i know, you know,

it's much easier said than done, but putting away your receipts or simply go out and get a software program, microsoft money or quicken for a few hundred dollars and track your bank accounts, track your expenses. at the end of the year, it's going to help you do your budget number one, it's going to help you figure out your net worth and come action tax time probably save you money. >> shannon: a few seconds left. you also say if you're smart you'll be asking questions. >> yeah, if you have to ask questions whether through your accountant, through your financial advisor, someone like myself to help you get on the goal. most people don't invest for a living or plan for living. ask for professionals, that's why they are he there and sometimes you have to get good advice it's going to cost a little bit of money, but at the end of the day and do not feel bad about asking what they call a stupid question. no question is stupid. this is your financial future so start asking questions and at the end start saving, put money away today. >> great advice, matt mccall, thank you so much. >> thanks, shannon. >> shannon: a kissing criminal,

a close call crash and commuter plane crash landing, spectacular moments in 2009. be careful the cameras are always watching and it's very hard to turn away. jonathan hunt shows us the year in surveillance. >> oh! >> a shootout at an ohio bar leaves patrons ducking for cover underneath the pool table. one small leap for justice caught on tape as a man tries to rob a southeastern wisconsin bank, taking a stand and flying across the rope line, tackling the masked man to the ground. an angry bull making a mad dash around an irish supermarket after escaping from a nearby live stock pen. >> i couldn't believe my eyes. >> another animal, another store, watch out in aisle two. >> air not going to believe this, but there's a bear in the store. >> a bear takes a confident stroll around a wisconsin grocery store, cameras captured ambling into the beer cooler. he knew where to go. >> this louisiana woman tux a

case of beer under her house dress as a man tried to block her from the camera. she waddled away, but was later nabbed by police. from stealing beer to using it as a disguise, a robbery suspect in nebraska gets crafty, wearing an empty beer box on his head. he demands cash, but settles for nine packs of cigarettes. kansas cops say this guy not only took a grocery store's money, but stole a kiss on the way out. holding a knife to the clerk's throat, he leans in and plants one on her. a close shave in washington state as the toyota camry comes flying into a building. narrowly missing a little girl. luckily, the car wound up going airborne, striking a pole and coming within inches of a six-year-old. a sex toy smash and grab in the buckeye state. a man drives his car through a set of doors, but forgets to put the vehicle in park. he dashes around the store, looking for a $300 sex toy. one problem, his license plate

was visible. and all across the country an assault on tma's, in california they took the whole machine and in texas a truck is used to pull and bash it. and perhaps the most memorable caught on tape moment of 2009 came in the beginning of the year as u.s. airway flight 1549 splash landed into new york's hudson river. all of its 150 passengers and five crews were safely rescued. the landing of the airplane by pilot chessly sullenberger was proclaimed the miracle on the hudson. jonath jonathan hunt. >> shannon: the airlines are trying to now satisfy both passengers and government agencies. so, are airlines like delta and america free to make their own security rules? we'll ask the man who used to run security for american airlines up next. and i have to think one of the most memorable moments of 2009

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>> president obama's drawing a clear connection between al-qaeda and the christmas day attack on a u.s. jetliner. it's the bottom of the hour and caroline shively is standing by with the top of the news. >> reporter: hi to you shannon. president ordered a top to bottom resue after they failed to prevent the would-be bomber boarding the detroit bound airliner christmas day. emphasizing that the united states would continue the partnerships with friendly countries, citing yemen in particular around the globe. a colorado man accused of kidnapping his former fiance say has bee fatally shot by police.

they followed an extensive manhunt 70 miles away in laramie, wyoming. police began searching for him after the woman was found safe in a hotel. effective today the leading tobacco producing state, north carolina is the latest to ban smoking in restaurants any smoker or establishment refusing to obey the law will face penalties. and financial problems are not keeping dubai from reviewing the tallest skyscraper. the dubai tower contains 57 elevators, over a thousand apartments and 49 floors of office space. the massive building which also includes a hotel can be seen 59 miles away. the building is set to be unveiled on monday and could be the last of the giant projects that brought dubai into global fame. those are your top stories right now, shannon, back to you.

>> shannon: that's amazing 59 miles away. >> reporter: enormous. >> shannon: i think we need to do a road trip and check it out. thanks, caroline. well, more details merging about life in nigeria, the birthplace of umar farouk abdul mutallab, the man aboard the plane on christmas day. >> two important nigerian muslim groups condemned the attempted christmas day bombing an important signal sent in a country where tensions are frequently high between muslims and christians. the religious breakdown in nigeria with muslims prevalent in the north and christians in the south. while there are 12 out of 36 states in nigeria that have enacted the law, the government insist that is the detroit bomber was a one-off not the start of a trend. it's ironic that mutallab would have come from a wealthy family. most of the 150 million nigeri n

nigerians are lived in squalid conditions and nearly half don't have running waters. conditions are so bad, life expectancy is just under the age of 47. nigerians like to refer to the nation as the giant of africa and it's the most populous country on the continent. they're still a little sore about the fact that president obama chose to go to ghana rather than come here on his first trip to africa, but they say he's still welcome when he finally decides to get here. greg burke, fox news. >> shannon: delta airlines chief is speaking out. he's not happy that the passengers and crew aboard flight 253 were put at risk. in a recorded message to employees, delta ceo richard anderson said having this occur again is disappointing to all of us. you can be certain we will be make our points very clearly in washington. and anderson add that had the crew will get commendations next week. if the airline wants to change the security restrictions does it have the power to do that.

let's ask the head of airlines for 1992 to 2004, welcome, sir. >> afternoon shannon. >> you can hear the frustration in the message that came out from the head of delta. what can you do as an airline independently of the government. is there something you can do? >> all security procedures and policies are coordinated and under the direction of the tsa. the airlines are not intelligence agencies, they can't arbitrarily enact their own policies and procedures. >> what kinds of things would be more helpful to the airlines as far as something that the government can do to meet them halfway and protecting passengers and crew? >> i think that an ideal situation is the enhancement of and continued improvement of communications between the regulatory agency, tsa and the airlines. the airlines know an awful lot about operations and how to get their planes about and the passengers and so forth, and

when new stringent policies are enacted it's important to really get the, get the airlines involved in understanding what the problem is and the airlines can help the government work through and establish procedures and policies that will be much more effective. >> we've heard so much about coordination between intelligence agencies and organizations and how helpful that's been and doing it in 9/11. you're talking coordination between private industry and the federal government. do you think there are better ways to facilitate that, anything you'd propose? >> well, the situation is a good one now and i would say continued communication with the carriers in getting them more involved in understanding, as i mentioned, what the problem is, the carrier is from an operational standpoint can supply information to the government that will allow them to create policies and procedures that will certainly be much more effective. >> shannon: okay, so if the tsa,

f.a.a., other government agencies and organizations are the ones who really make the really tough critical security decisions about what you can ap can't do at the airport and on a particular airline, what could you do as the head of security that would maybe be extra beneficial to your particular organization? >> well, as the head of security, you are that person that is in direct contact and certainly, others as part of the operation, but indirect contact with the regulatory agencies, ie, the tsa, the f.a.a., what have you and really emphasizing the fact that we have the knowledge, the expertise to help them get to where they want to be and there by ensuring the safety and security of our passengers. >> shannon: larry, thank you so much for giving us the inside scoop how it all works. happy new year to you. >> thank you kindly. i wish you the same. take care. >> shannon: well, the white house granted a special ethics waiver to allow top terrorism official to investigate the

attempted bombing of northwest flight 253 on christmas day. the deputy for homeland security and counterterrorism used to be the ceo of an intelligence firm that helped create the terror watch list. the white house says that brennan no longer has ties to the company and will recuse himself from any part of the review of his old firm and chris wallace will krit down with the vice chair of the senate committee and check your local listings the time and channel you can check out fox news sunday. google executive matt dunn is making a run for vermont gorn. the 40-year-old head of google works in ver mon. he wants to improve google's culture of being innovative in the state government the one of five democrats vying for a chance for the expected governor nominee. what should be a relaxing vacation ended in tragedy for a couple. we've got details about a cruise

that ended with one person lost at sea. from h1n1 to battle medicine we'll highlight the medical breakthroughs of the last year and see what's coming up. don't miss it.

>> u.s. coast guard is searching for a cruise ship passer to jumped over board in the bahamas. the 23-year-old woman's husband reported her missing on thursday when the royal caribbean's monarch of t monarch sea was going to a private island. bahamian officials reviewed the footage and decided the woman actually jumped and the ship is due back in florida today. one person was killed, four others injured after a car and three snowmobiles collided on highway 8 in northern wisconsin early this morning. two male snowmobile drivers ages 41 and 48 were taken to the hospital. the driver of a third snowmobile, a 49-year-old woman and her 47-year-old female passenger were also taken to the

hospital. they were treated and released. well, 2009 was a big year for medical breakthroughs that altered the way that patients are treated and cured and joining us now with a look at some the biggest medical break throughs of the year. dr. leigh vinocur. thank you for coming in. >> my pleasure. >> shannon: let's talk about the story that grabbed headlines, h1n1. that was probably the biggest story of 2009 and i think you know, all the work in the prior years we've done on pandemics, suspecting that the avian flu would be the pandemic flu sort of prepared us. we had a few glitches, but thank goodness this was much worse-- much less worse than the avian flu would have been so i think we were kind of lucky there, but 47 million people were sick, 10,000 people died in the u.s. and of those, a thousand were kids and that's five times more than seasonal flu, so, there's still a lot of vaccines out there and expecting a third wave now maybe after the holidays because seasonal flu picks up after the holidays so they're

recommending everybody get vaccines now. >> shannon: okay. next up, minimally invasive surgery. >> and this is really in the last decade 'cause we've ended this decade now. yes, i think minimally invasive surgely changed surgery in the last decade not just the last year. in the old days if you want today donate a kidney you had a ten inch scar that went out of your thorax and now belly button and have your appendix removed through your mouth. >> shannon: whoa. >> i think that the scarring is down, the down time is down and scarring is minimal and changed surgery in the last decade. >> shannon: that's amazing, and it sounds sky phi and battlefield medicine. with two wars raging that's important. >> yes, it took 45 days for vietnam vets that were injured to get state side and definitive care. it takes only four days for people in iraq and afghanistan now and 90% of our soldiers are surviving. the thing is they're surviving

with horrific injuries, but people are doing definitive surgeries right in the battlefield and then getting them on planes while they're still on ventilators like icu planes and flying them while they're still under anesthesia, being worked on to hospitals in europe and then they're getting them home state side for definitive surgery and we've made great strides in the last decade. >> shannon: another area a lot of controversy, autism, a link or no link to vaccinations, what do you think. >> in 1998 the british medical journal said was there possibly a link? since that time in 2004, most of the authors of that article have sort of rescind what had they said. newer studies did not find a link, the federal government came out and said there wasn't a link and i know people want it hold on to that. so far there is no crucial evidence that shows there's a link and if you think about the tens of thousands of kids that died of diphteria, measles, mumps, we've made strides.

>> shannon: heart disease are we doing better in that area? >> we are, american heart association want today reduce by 2008 and reduced deaths by 40% because we get people to the hospital faster, we open their arteries faster, we use things like stents to open their arteries, we use medications and now we have to stop heart disease in the first place, we're not too good at prevention because of obesity, hypertension, high blood pressure. >> shannon: and all the bad habits that we have. it's nice to have good news going into the new year. dr. leigh vinocur, thank you. >> my pleasure. >> shannon: drivers in one state better slow down. one of many new laws in 2010 is cracking down on speeding and we are going to tell if you it affects you. boston's mayor is trying to plaque yemeni oil tankers from docking in boston harbor. he says it's for your own good. more on that when we return.

>> yemen deployed several hundred extra troops to mountainous eastern provinces that are home to al-qaeda's strong holds in the country. officials say the reinforcements were sent in yesterday to target where al-qaeda's presence is believed to be the strongest and the government has little control. to combat al-qaeda's growing presence there. president obama says that branch of al-qaeda in yemen is behind

the failed christmas day attempt on a detroit bound airplane. in light of that christmas day attack, boston's mayor is attempting to take steps to protect his city, seeing if they can block yemeni tankers into boston harbor. laura ingle is joining us now from new york. >> the timing of the shipment is troubling, according to state leaders calling this wrong and of grave concern. this would be the first time a liquid natural gas tanker originating from yemen would come through the boston who are bar and dock in the lng. there are shipments coming through usually egypt, trinidad and tobago and the suggested plan was set in motion before a nigerian man who may have trained in yemen attempted to blow up that plane bound for detroit on christmas day. another concern brewing, the lingering warning at that came from the 2004 memoir by former

counterterrorism czar richard clark who road that officials learned that al-qaeda operatives had been infiltrating boston by coming in on, you guessed it, liquid natural gas tankers, but from algeria. >> it's just a proposal right now. the coast guard, along with the area maritime security committee is revying the proposal to try to establish what additional security procedures need to be put in place. we're coordinating with our local, state and federal partners. >> while the mayor of boston, asked the city lawyers to possibly block the tanker from coming in, car low demaria, jr. the mayor of everett where the ship would eventually dock wants to call a summit of local fire and police to see if there's a way to beef up security around the plant where the lng will be off loaded. another idea to have it offloaded in the harbor. he will arrange for officials to receive a full security briefing

from the coast guard before anything happens, but obviously, a lot of people concerned. we'll continue to keep you updated on the decisions made in this case, shannon. >> shannon: thank you for watching it for us, laura ingle, thanks. well, across the country, americans are making their 2010 resolutions, but one group that helps the nation's wounded warriors to stay active after returning from war has one that's hard to top. hoping to inspire more severely injured service members in the new year, getting them involved in supports. it's more than a fun time, it's also an opportunity to heal. >> there's number one. >> judith played golf a little bit before he lost both legs when he was hit by an ied in iraq three years ago, but now, golf is one of the many sports he's really embracing in an effort to stay active and strong. >> got to move forward. you've got to get on. even though it's hard you've got to try it. >> experts say golf is a great sport for wounded warriors to start with as they battle back from war injuries and thanks to

the wounded warriors disabled sports project, a division of the group called disabled sports usa, these guys are not only learning tips to work around their injuries. >> it throws off my follow through. >> after completing a series of classes and doing well in rehab they've also qualified to get a whole new set of $3,000 ping golf clubs for free, custom fit to accommodate their injuries. >> it causes pain when i try to follow through, so, i mean, between them teaching me how to, you know, swing and not worry about the follow through and helping getting closer to facilitating they've helped out a lot. >> golf is one of 16 sports disabled sports usa helps coordinate with chapters around the country to help wounded warriors to stay active all year round. the group covers all costs than helped more than 1600 warriors excel at skiing, rock climbing, biking and more. >> when they've been blown up and lost something, they need something that helps them to believe in themselves again and

to get back into life and sports, we can do that with sports. >> team river runner is the kayaking and boating program. they meet at sites including this indoor facility in maryland to practice the sport year round. >> it's so fun you forget it's therapeutic. >> this warrior's arm was so badly hurt he capitol hold a paddle when he first started kayaking and rob brown had never been in a kayak where he lost a leg in iring. it's more of an escape. when i'm in the water i can actually just forget about everything that's going on. >> he's found kayaking, especially through rapids reminds him of something he excelled at. >> it's definitely like the adrenalin rush we're so accustomed to down range and you take that and put it into a kay yak and it's you versus the water. >> rob and friends say that sports have been so good for

them they hope other wounded warriors who aren't active will make a new year's resolution in 2010. >> definitely get out there and do it and it will bring them to the point they're able to continue on in a healthy life style and possibly live on to future generations. >> in maryland, jennifer davis, fox news. >> shannon: well, drivers in georgia better get ready to slow down or pay up. the state's new super speeder law raises the fine to $200 or more for people convicted of topping 85 miles an hour on highways or 75 miles on two lane roads. officials say up to 1600 fatalities on georgia roadways, a quarter blamed on excessive speed. drives who don't pay up will have the licenses suspended. and those are new laws effective in 2010. we'll tell you about more later on. identical twins born minutes apart, but the birthdays aren't on the same day, same year or even in the same decade. we'll explain it when we get

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in 1977, an 8-year-old boy picked up the game of golf from his father. the odds of that same boy then making it to the u.s. and european pro-golf tours? 1 in 7 million. the odds of the "big easy" winning the u.s. open once twice? 1 in 1.2 billion. the odds of him having a child diagnosed with autism? 1 in 150. ernie els encourages you to learn the signs at autismspeaks.org.

>> here are some of the top stories we're following this hour on america's news headquarters. a four-year-old in decatur, georgia was killed by a stray bullet while sitting in church. parishioners heard a popping sound and saw debris falling from the ceiling. the child was rushed to the hospital where he later died. a man pleaded not guilty to attempted manslaughter charges after allegedly storming the home of the danish cartoonist who drew the prophet muhammad in a cartoon. the suspect is believed to have ties to islamic militants. for some it's a new year's day tradition taking a dip in breathe takingly icy waters, but the polar plunges of more than feats of bravado, they're raising money for causes. in maine, special olympics. in colorado, children with

special needs and others across the country benefitted from climb change groups to local nonprofits. those are your top stories. new year brings new laws, more than 40,000 for the 50 states and district of columbia. the new laws cover everything from cooking to texting and many start on january 1. caroline shively takes a look at some of the most popular. >> reporter: what you did in 2009 just might be illegal this year, depending on where you live. including smoking, texting, dog racing and tanning. here is the rundown. first, texting. illinois, new hampshire and oregon now ban texting while driving, that makes 19 states, plus d.c. who bar it. another six say if you talk on your cell phone in the car, it has to be hands-free. big news for smokers, too, north carolina says you can't smoke in bars and restaurants. according to the american lung association that makes 28 states and d.c. where it's banned in restaurants, nearly all of those ban it in bars, too. the fact that it's happening in north carolina is huge because

they're the country's largest tobacco producer. now, to the west coast. california is the first state in the nation to ban artificial trans fat in restaurants in most foods. there's a loophole. they've got a year to use it in cake batter. and this is for your britney spears and paris hilton. a new california law is making it easier for celebrities to sue the media. paparazzi and media outlets that buy or sell a photo of a celebrity that was illegally obtained can face a penalty of up to $50,000. jennifer aniston was actually the force behind this law. she told california lawmakers that 30 photographers once charged her on a sidewalk and it's just not safe. also take note, dog racing is now illegal in massachusetts. texas teens will have to take their parents to get into the tanning beds and in louisiana and arkansas they're banning the sale of lighters that have flashing lights, play music or in the shape of cartoon characters. welcome to 2010. in washington, caroline shively, fox news. >> shannon: a tampa bay couple welcomed the new year in a big way with the birth of identical

twins. though the boys were born less than a minute apart born on different days and decades. marcella was born on december 31st 2009 and stefano on january 1st, 2010. >> i looked at their husband, do you want them to have the same birthday or different birthdays? >> it's because they had different-- >> the twins came ten weeks prematurely and expect to go home in about eight weeks. that's it for us here in washington. the journal editorial report is up next. be sure to tune in tomorrow as chris wallace hosts the white house counterterrorism advisor john brennan and also, senator kit bond on fox news sunday. check your local listings for the time and channel, i'm shannon bream. thanks for watching the fox news channel where we report and you channel where we report and you decide. captioned by closed captioning services, inc.